Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Insurance finance specialist, Premium Credit, has announced that it has appointed Alan Scott as Director of Partner Relationships. Scott will lead the Broker Account Management teams across the commercial insurance market in the UK, reporting into Owen Thomas, Chief Sales Officer. He joins Premium Credit having held senior positions at AXA UK and RSA. Owen…
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Barclays UK has announced that it has appointed Roland McCormack as its Head of Mortgage Intermediaries. The newly created role is a senior leadership position that reflects the bank’s broker-first approach and its continued commitment to the intermediary market. As Head of Mortgage Intermediaries, McCormack will be responsible for leading Barclays’ intermediary channel strategy, delivering…
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Tandem Bank has announced that it has appointed Neil Chandler as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), subject to regulatory approvals. Chandler brings a wealth of leadership, banking and tech experience to Tandem, spending more than 30 years in senior banking, eCommerce, retailer finance and technology roles. He most recently served as CEO of digital…
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Social lender Fair for You has announced the appointment of Kumaran Adithyan as a Non-Executive Board Director. Adithyan is currently General Manager, Global Electronics and Home at online marketplace and commerce platform eBay. He has been at eBay since 2017, and previously worked at Walgreens Boots Alliance, the owner of health and beauty retailer Boots.…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that it has appointed Sarah Pritchard as its Deputy Chief Executive to manage growing remit, support growth and drive reform The new role has been created to reflect the FCA’s expanding remit, with the integration of the Payment Systems Regulator, regulation of stablecoin and crypto firms as well…
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NatWest Group has announced the appointment of Solange Chamberlain as the CEO of its Retail Bank, effective on 1st July, subject to regulatory approval. Chamberlain will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer, Paul Thwaite, and be a member of the Executive Committee of NatWest Holdings. Chamberlain joined NatWest in 2019 and has held a number…
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Furness Building Society has announced that it has promoted Simon Broadley from Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) to Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Broadley was appointed as CCO in 2022 with a remit to oversee and manage the society’s commercial operations. He has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services sector, predominantly in the…
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Afin Bank, the specialist lender created to help underserved Africans and other diaspora communities living and working in the UK to get mortgages, has announced that it has appointed Peter Hale as Head of Finance. Hale was previously Head of Finance at FCMB Bank UK, part of a Nigerian based banking group, a part of…
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UK Finance has announced that Bob Wigley has been re-appointed as Chair of the board for a further term of three years up until February 2029. Wigley has been the Chair since UK Finance’s inception. UK Finance says that the board has recognised Wigley’s significant contribution to the organisation’s success as an influential voice for…
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The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has announced that it has appointed Shanika Amarasekara MBE to its board. Amarasekara succeeds Stephen Haddrill, who retires at the end of July. Amarasekara will take up the role at the beginning of August. Amarasekara brings deep experience in supporting economic development and innovation across the financial services landscape.…
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Target Group has appointed Jonathan Hole as its new Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Hole brings four decades of experience to Target in credit, market and operational risk, including internal and external audit, compliance and approved regulatory functions. Throughout his career he has held several senior roles within major financial institutions such as Barclays, GE Money…
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Skipton Building Society has announced that it has appointed Graham Lindsay as the new Senior Independent Director, following the retirement of Mark Lund. Lindsay brings more than 45 years of wide-ranging executive-level experience in retail, wealth and commercial banking, until 2015 all within Lloyds Banking Group. With hands-on experience from frontline to boardroom, he has…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that it has appointed David Geale as permanent Executive Director for Payments and Digital Finance and Managing Director of the Payment Systems Regulator. In his role Geale will be responsible for helping to deliver the National Payments Vision and driving the FCA’s work on open banking and digital…
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